We are a Certified Wedding Gown Specialist™, and we specialize in
wedding
gown cleaning,
wedding
gown preservation, and
wedding
gown restoration. You can view our video and see that we offer the same special heirlooming care for couture gowns, vintage gowns, christening gowns, quinceanera gowns, table linens, quilts, uniforms, doll clothes, and fine fabric of all types. Our written international guarantee is honored by Certified Wedding Gown Specialists™ represented in more than 500 cities around the world.
Bridal gown preservation and wedding gown restoration are our specialties. We clean gowns according to standard museum-quality practices, and you can inspect your bridal gown personally before it is carefully layered with acid-free tissue and folded into an acid-free, archival-quality wedding gown chest. Our MuseumCare™ ZeroCarbon™ wedding gown preservations and MuseumCare™ ZeroCarbon™ restorations are Endorsed by the Association of Bridal Consultants, and more than seventy museums and designers recommend us. For more information, you can read our suggestions for wedding gown care and our blog with frequently asked questions about wedding gown care.
We have partnered with Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions organization, to offer ZeroCarbon™ Wedding Gown Preservations. When you choose us to give your beautiful gown the care it deserves, you also help safeguard the future of our planet. We offset all carbon dioxide emissions that result from the process of cleaning and preserving your wedding gown--from your trip to and from our location to the cleaning procedures to your wedding chest's manufacture--with our donation to Carbonfund.org.
Quinceañera Gown Preservation
Quinceañera Gown Preservation: Keep Your Beautiful Gown Picture Perfect!
Your Quinceañera gown—the most beautiful gown you have ever owned! Now you can have your beautiful Quince gown cleaned and preserved in our MuseumCare™ chest so that it stays picture perfect for you or for anyone else in your family.
And what better place to store your tiara [...]
Destination Wedding Gown
Destination Wedding Gown: Traveling with Your Wedding
Gown: Tips and Tricks
Whether you are headed half way around the world or just to the next town, you want your gown to look fresh and unwrinkled for the ceremony. Here are some tricks to help you and your gown travel safely!
Traveling by Car
Since most shops protect your gown [...]
What About Cleaning My Gown After the Wedding?
Brides often call me to ask how soon after the wedding the gown has to be cleaned. Of course, the sooner you have it cleaned, the easier it is for the cleaner to remove successfully all the cake and lipstick and floor dirt you picked up the day of the wedding.
BUT are you really ready [...]
Will My Gown Be Okay If I Have It Cleaned Before the Wedding?
If you bought a sample from the bridal shop or you bought your gown on E-Bay or from a consignment shop, chances are that your gown looks a little shopworn, but strangely enough people will tell you NOT to have your gown cleaned! I see this all the time on wedding websites: “Don’t have your [...]
Does the Container Matter When You Preserve Your Gown?
Yes, it does. I get calls every two or three weeks from brides who are worried because their gowns seem to be yellowing. Almost always the problem is the container. When the container is not completely acid-free, the acidic content will yellow your gown. Of course, you should ask the service that cleans and preserves [...]
How Can I Find a “Green” Gown Preservation?
That’s a good question, but there is no quick and easy answer. There are three components in a good gown preservation: a clean dress, archival-quality storage materials, and the environment in which the container is stored.
Most fabric conservators recommend a container made of completely acid-free paperboard and tissue for packing that is also completely [...]
Bag versus Box: What Is Best for Your Gown?
Plastic bags are the worst possible choice for your gown because plastic emits fumes that can yellow your gown. If you have a bag made from muslin or tyvek, there will be no harmful fumes, but bags are not a particularly good choice for long-term storage. Hanging for long periods of time can [...]
Where Should I Go to Have My Wedding Gown Cleaned and Preserved?
Several months ago the nationally syndicated columnist Dear Abby printed a letter from “Duped in California,” who was devastated to find that her wedding gown was NOT in the wedding chest she had always thought was protecting her treasured heirloom. The letter prompted many others to share their own disappointments, and on April 23, [...]
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Formerly a museum professional Sally operates the
largest gown preservation service in New England and frequently serves as a
consultant to museums and historical societies. She is also administrative
coordinator of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists, a not-for-profit
trade association of cleaners in the United States, Canada, Australia, and
South America, who specialize in cleaning heirloom textiles of all types.
Featured in wedding books and magazines, Sally is a member of the American
Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Objects and the Textile
Society of America. The International Drycleaners Congress awarded her the
Makoto Igarashi Award for restoration, and the Association of Bridal
Consultants recognizes her as a Master Wedding Vendor.